Chapter 17 - Female Reproductive System

Question 1

arche/o

Answer 1

first; beginning

Question 2

cervic/o

Answer 2

cervix

Question 3

colp/o

Answer 3

vagina

Question 4

endometri/o

Answer 4

endometrium

Question 5

episi/o

Answer 5

vulva

Question 6

gyn/o

Answer 6

woman

Question 7

gynec/o

Answer 7

woman

Question 8

hymen/o

Answer 8

hymen

Question 9

hyster/o

Answer 9

uterus

Question 10

mamm/o

Answer 10

breast

Question 11

mast/o

Answer 11

breast

Question 12

men/o

Answer 12

menstruation

Question 13

metr/o

Answer 13

uterus

Question 14

metr/i

Answer 14

uterus

Question 15

oophor/o

Answer 15

ovary

Question 16

pelv/i

Answer 16

pelvis; pelvic bones; pelvic cavity

Question 17

perine/o

Answer 17

perineum

Question 18

salping/o

Answer 18

uterine tube; fallopian tube

Question 19

trachel/o

Answer 19

cervix

Question 20

vagin/o

Answer 20

vagina

Question 21

vulv/o

Answer 21

vulva

Question 22

-atresia

Answer 22

occlusion; closure

Question 23

-clesis

Answer 23

surgical closure

Question 24

mons pubis

Answer 24

pad of fat that is located at the anterior, over the pubic bone

Question 25

labia majora

Answer 25

folds of hair-covered skin that begin just posterior to the mons pubis

Question 26

labia minora

Answer 26

thinner and more pigmented and extends medially to the labia majora

Question 27

bartholin’s glands

Answer 27

glands that produce a thick mucus that maintains moisture in vulva area

Question 28

perimetrium

Answer 28

most superficial layer and serous membrane

Question 29

myometrium

Answer 29

thick layer of smooth muscle responsible for uterine contractions

Question 30

endometrium

Answer 30

innermost layer containing a connective tissue lining covered by epithelial tissue that lines the lumen

Question 31

menses phase

Answer 31

reproductive hormone levels low; woman menstruates; lining is shed

Question 32

proliferative phase

Answer 32

menstrual flow ceases; endometrium proliferates; reproductive hormones are working in homeostasis to trigger ovulation

Question 33

secretory phase

Answer 33

endometrial lining prepares for implantation of fertilized egg

Question 34

acanthosis nigricans

Answer 34

causes darkening and thickening of armpit and other body folds

Question 35

acrochordons

Answer 35

common benign skin growths that appear as small, raises, brown or skin colored bumps

Question 36

amenorrhea

Answer 36

absence of menstruation

Question 37

antiretrovirals

Answer 37

drugs that inhibit ability of HIV or other types of retroviruses to multiply in body

Question 38

axilla

Answer 38

underarm or armpit

Question 39

colposcope

Answer 39

lighted magnifying instrument used to check the cervix, vagina, and vulva for disease

Question 40

dysmenorrhea

Answer 40

painful menstruation

Question 41

dyspareunia

Answer 41

genital pain before, during, or after intercourse

Question 42

fistula

Answer 42

abnormal opening or passage between two organs or between an organ and surface of body

Question 43

fornix

Answer 43

superior portion of vagina

Question 44

hirustism

Answer 44

condition in which women and children have excess coarse body hair of an adult distribution pattern as result of elevated androgen levels

Question 45

leukorrhea

Answer 45

white discharge from vagina

Question 46

lumbago

Answer 46

acute or chronic pain in lumbar or sacral regions

Question 47

mastalgia

Answer 47

pain or discomfort in one or both breasts

Question 48

menarche

Answer 48

first menstruation in a pubertal female

Question 49

menopause

Answer 49

cessation of menstrual cycle

Question 50

menorrhagia

Answer 50

excessive bleeding at menstruation

Question 51

metrorrhagia

Answer 51

excessive bleeding from uterus not related to menstruation

Question 52

olgiomenorrhea

Answer 52

abnormally infrequent menstruation

Question 53

oocyte

Answer 53

immature egg cell

Question 54

puerperium

Answer 54

time directly after childbirth